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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 13, 2011
Raccoon bites woman near Key beach access

During the Fourth of July weekend, a woman visiting Beachplace was bitten twice while rinsing off sand from the beach.

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  • July 13, 2011
Observers launch new eEditions

Trying to go green? Or, are you simply too anxious to wait for your favorite news about You, Your Neighbors, Your Neighborhood to arrive on your doorstep?

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Luck be a Lady... this sandhill crane is one lucky bird to have survived the abuse she suffered. Today, Lady is one of the most helpful and loving sandhill cranes at Save Our Seabirds.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 13, 2011
VIDEO: Lady The Bird

Lady is a sandhill crane and a permanent resident at Save Our Seabirds. Watch this video to hear the guttural call that she makes every morning at Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2011
Cops Corner

Night lights 9:31 p.m. - 700 block of St. Judes Drive North. Code Enforcement. A woman reported that a neighbor's light was shining too brightly into her bedroom at night, which caused her not to be able to see the sunrise. The neighbor unscrewed the bulb and promised to dim the light.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Jamie Gregorich works behind the scenes to prepare dinner at Euphemia Haye.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Euphemia Haye chef to appear in the hot seat

Here are a few ingredients that flavor Jamie Gregorich's cooking. There's her mother, who was her first inspiration in the kitchen.

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  • News
The Longboat Island Chapel announced its plans for the Aging in Paradise Resource Center in December 2009.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Aging in Paradise Center will build upon chapel's tradition of service

Construction will begin soon for Longboat Island Chapel's planned 3,700-square-foot Aging in Paradise Resource Center.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
A true lady

Lady survived a brutal beating nearly two years ago and now has a permanent home at Save Our Seabirds. She was always known for her gentle disposition, so last season, she took on a new, motherly role.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit 502 at the Water Club I, 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, five bathrooms and 3,400 square feet. It sold for $1,925,000.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Water Club unit sells for $1,925,000

David and Alberta Purpora, St. Armands Key, sold Unit 502 at the Water Club I, 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Thomas Grusecki and Christina Grant, of Schiller Park, Ill., as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, for $1,925,000. Built in 1996, the 3,400-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and five bathrooms. It last sold for $771,000 in January 1999.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 700 Lyons Lane sold for $1,775,000 in June.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
June real-estate sales summary

The following is a summary of key residential real-estate sales recorded for the month of June at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Data from June 2010 is also listed for comparison.

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  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Business Observer

Kohlenberger named president of Stroke Association of Florida Florida Green Building Co. ranks Pine Avenue in top 10

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Stanley
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Real Estate Report

Signature Sotheby's reports more than $1 billion in sales Coldwell Banker announces increase in activity Island Real Estate starts new monthly photo contest

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Donna Swan
  • July 13, 2011
Deal Us In: Card combinations can be crucial

There has been much written about how to handle certain card combinations. There are still many that you have to work out at the table.

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  • News
Jackie DeAngelo submitted this sunset photo, taken from Jessmyth Drive on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Sunset salutation

Jackie DeAngelo submitted this sunset photo, taken from Jessmyth Drive on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Televised Longboat Key Town Commission meetings will be eliminated if the commission decides not to continue filming the meetings at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 12, 2011
Town Hall may eliminate televised meetings

A studio production company is offering to provide more services if the town agrees to keep its $17,000 annual contract.

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  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission also approved amendments to its Comprehensive Plan at Town Hall tonight.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 11, 2011
Maximum millage rate: 1.946 mills

The Longboat Key Town Commission agreed not to set the millage rate any higher than 1.946 mills.

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